ə̇m, em+ verb
Etymology: en- (I) + purple (adjective)
transitive verb
1.
a. : redden
blood from a deep cut empurpling the leg
b. : to make flushed (as with effort or embarrassment)
broke off, his red face empurpled, mouthing speechlessly — J.E.Macdonnell
2. : to make purple (as with cold or anger)
a dying sun empurpling the distant hills
a face empurpled by exposure
intransitive verb
: to become red or flushed
face empurpled, and the sweat poured down as she toiled away with the cranky thing — C.S.Forester